Chapter 89

Yin Jueqing struggled to stand up, one arm drenched in blood. This was from being scratched by the insect king's scales, leaving the flesh torn and his face pale with fear, a far cry from his previous ruthlessness.

The insect king, after the collision, had finally calmed down, or rather, was no longer capable of struggling.

The flames on its body seemed to be burning it to ashes, and Yin Jueqing felt his vision blurring.

He saw a figure, a figure engulfed in black flames.

"Bai... Bai Chen..." Yin Jueqing's lips trembled.

This figure, enveloped in black flames, was none other than the now insane Bai Chen.

At this moment, Bai Chen resembled a legendary monster, spewing black smoke from his mouth and burning with black flames.

"Stop!" Ignoring his injuries, Yin Jueqing pushed his palms toward Bai Chen.

Bai Chen's body immediately halted, and Yin Jueqing looked at him in shock, unable to understand the origin of this monster, or rather, Bai Chen.

Fortunately, his secret technique still worked. The Gold Attraction Technique had the advantage of being able to control anyone as long as they were human and had blood in their body.

Of course, if the opponent's cultivation was too high and they sealed their body with internal energy, the Gold Attraction Technique would be ineffective.

Fortunately, Bai Chen's cultivation was not too high. Although the backlash was strong, Yin Jueqing could still control him.

However, Yin Jueqing's situation was not optimistic, as he realized he could control Bai Chen for only a short time.

If he let go, Bai Chen could break free instantly, meaning he had to maintain the Gold Attraction Technique continuously.

If he let go, he would be releasing this monster completely.

Yin Jueqing was always cruel to his enemies, but he could not be cruel to himself.

"Bai Chen, if you want the woman from the Tang Clan to live, you can't kill me! She has already been infected with the One-Day Withering Curse."

"Kill you... Kill you... Kill you..."

However, the response from Yin Jueqing was only the insane muttering of Bai Chen.

Those wild, beast-like eyes made Yin Jueqing shudder.

His internal energy was rapidly depleting, and Yin Jueqing knew he couldn't delay any longer.

Suddenly, Yin Jueqing let go and quickly pulled out a thunder bomb from his pocket, throwing it at the charging Bai Chen.

Boom—

Seeing the thunderous explosion and the towering flames that completely engulfed Bai Chen, Yin Jueqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It worked! Yin Jueqing was both surprised and relieved.

Fortunately, Bai Chen was insane; otherwise, he would have been a formidable opponent.

Just as Yin Jueqing relaxed, the towering flames suddenly contracted, as if being absorbed by something.

Then, in the center of the flames, the nightmare-like monster appeared before him.

Yin Jueqing's body trembled, unable to resist.

Bai Chen's claws firmly grabbed his shoulders, and Yin Jueqing tried to resist and beg for mercy.

But at this moment, all he could do was scream in agony.

He felt as if he had been thrown into a giant furnace, the demonic flames roasting him mercilessly.

Yin Jueqing's arms were already on fire, and the black flames did not immediately consume him but slowly spread, devouring his body and soul.

"Ah—"

Yin Jueqing cried out, experiencing unimaginable pain, as if countless demons were gnawing at his flesh.

Bai Chen casually tossed the now black-flame-covered Yin Jueqing to the ground. Yin Jueqing now resembled Bai Chen, except one was the master of the black flames, and the other was the victim.

One roared like a flame demon, while the other struggled like a sufferer.

The black flames on Bai Chen's body gradually faded, and his Fire Iron Shirt mutated into a Middle-Class Ninth-Rank Devil Fire Iron Shirt. However, Bai Chen felt no joy, even though Yin Jueqing was dead.

Bai Chen walked to Aguduo's side and gently picked her up.

But this girl could no longer call him "brother," and Bai Chen's tears fell like rain.

A man does not shed tears easily, but only when his heart is truly broken.

The sky seemed to hear Bai Chen's sobs, the moon hidden by dark clouds, and heavy rain poured down.

Suddenly, a faint pulse startled Bai Chen from his heartache.

Bai Chen didn't know if it was an illusion, as everything happened too quickly and disappeared just as fast.

Moreover, there was no trace of evil energy in Aguduo's body, which was impossible unless she was a corpse.

But Bai Chen clung to this faint hope, like a lifeline in despair.

"Aguduo, are you not dead?" Bai Chen tightly hugged Aguduo, but she remained unresponsive, and the pulse was like a fleeting moment.

"Right, I have the Hanging Pot Technique; I can save even the dead!" Bai Chen, half-crying and half-laughing, sent his true energy into Aguduo's body without hesitation.

A terrifying chill almost overwhelmed Bai Chen.

This was the aura of death, and Bai Chen clenched his teeth, having never used the Hanging Pot Technique on a dead person before.

The Hanging Pot Technique could absorb evil energy and replicate injuries and illnesses.

But at this moment, Bai Chen was replicating death, true death!

Bai Chen's eyes rolled back, but his remaining consciousness continued to send true energy, trying to save Aguduo.

At this moment, a strange change occurred in Bai Chen's dantian. The three insects hiding there suddenly hissed, and one white insect opened its mouth, absorbing white gas. The insect, originally the size of a finger, began to grow slowly.

Bai Chen was unaware of this, as his consciousness was already blurred, but his body instinctively continued to send true energy into Aguduo's body.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Chen's face turned pale, his body stiffened, and he slowly fell backward.

At this moment, Aguduo suddenly opened her eyes, but they lacked the former innocence and had a hint of coldness.

Aguduo slowly stood up: "You are the first man to shed tears for me, but alas..."

"Teach, you are not..." Alan appeared beside Aguduo: "You wouldn't..."

Aguduo's lips curled into a cold smile: "It was just a game. Did you really think I would be moved by a Han man?"

"I dare not, but what about him..."

"Remove the poison from the girl, and let's go." Aguduo thought for a moment and said calmly.

But after a few steps, Aguduo stopped, a flash of displeasure in her eyes, as she saw Alan taking out a small stone from Bai Chen's arms.

"Who told you to take it out? Put it back!"

"But this..."

"Put it back!" Aguduo's voice was firm, and a wave of killing intent emanated from her small body.

Alan's heart trembled, realizing Aguduo was truly about to kill her.

Alan remembered that this stone was picked up by Aguduo while passing through Black Rock Mountain.

An ordinary stone, as ordinary as it could be.

At the time, Aguduo told her that her heart was like this stone, already blackened, cold, and hard as iron.

And Alan had said that even the hardest stone could be melted by fire.

Aguduo had responded with a confident gaze and a stern tone: "There is no fire in this world that can melt this stone."

"Teach, he..."

Alan's persistence on this issue began to annoy Aguduo, whose face turned angry and even dark: "Alan, it seems I have been too lenient with you. How dare you question my decision?"

"It's not that, Teach, he..."

"Enough, do not mention him in my presence again."

"Teach, he has our clan's secret Dragon Insects, and... and three of them."

Aguduo's face changed in shock as she immediately examined Bai Chen's body.

No one knew better than she did the characteristics of Dragon Insects. For outsiders, Dragon Insects were deadly.

Even clan members dared not rashly cultivate with Dragon Insects, as a single mistake could result in the insects devouring the host's body completely.

Even she herself had taken great risks to cultivate with one Dragon Insect in her body.

She owed much of her current achievements to this Dragon Insect.

But for an outsider to cultivate three Dragon Insects was almost certain death, yet Bai Chen was still alive.

What was even more unbelievable was that the three Dragon Insects had different attributes.

Aguduo's fingers, like silk, gently traced Bai Chen's chest and abdomen, sensing the condition of the three Dragon Insects.

Surprisingly, the three Dragon Insects showed no signs of turning against their host.

One of the Dragon Insects had already awakened, its body crystal clear and surrounded by white gas, resembling a small ice crystal.

From her knowledge of Dragon Insects, Aguduo recognized this as an Ice Silkworm, which thrived in cold environments.

Aguduo suddenly remembered that when she had used a secret technique to feign death, she had made her body extremely cold and slowed her heart rate and blood circulation to the minimum. Later, Bai Chen had transferred his true energy into her body, absorbing the extreme cold.

Looking at the Ice Silkworm's size, it seemed to have awakened recently. Could it be that her act had awakened this little Ice Silkworm?

Aguduo slowly stood up, her eyes flickering with uncertainty.

"Teach, this person possesses extraordinary skills. If we can learn how he made the three Dragon Insects coexist without turning against him, it would greatly benefit our sect and clan." Alan's eyes flickered as she looked at Aguduo.

However, as soon as Alan spoke, she felt a sudden fear, stepping back a few steps, her eyes filled with panic.

"Teach... Teach, I am at fault... I dare not..."

"Clean up here. I don't want him to suspect when he wakes up. Let him... let him know... that I am dead and will never appear again." Aguduo turned and left, without a second glance.

However, one question lingered in Aguduo's mind. When they exchanged tokens, Bai Chen had given her the Middle-Class Ninth-Rank external skill, "Dragon Snake Transformation." Although she had only glanced through it, Aguduo had memorized it, and the techniques described were extraordinary.

What surprised and even delighted Aguduo the most was that this external skill complemented her Crimson Snake Technique. The隐患 left from her early cultivation of the Crimson Snake Technique could be resolved with the Dragon Snake Transformation, and it would significantly enhance her cultivation.

Was this Bai Chen's intention, or was it a predestined arrangement?

A Middle-Class external skill might not impress Aguduo, but the Dragon Snake Transformation was extraordinary, as if tailor-made for her.

In fact, the value of the Dragon Snake Transformation far exceeded its rank.

Every time she thought about this, her heart, once as hard as stone, could no longer remain hard.

(Well, she didn't die... As a character who appeared in less than three chapters, I didn't expect her to be so popular. Yesterday's chapter was just a transition, and the number of favorites dropped by a few hundred. You guys are really getting worked up...)

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